Confucianism
Who founded confucianism?
Confucius
Who founded Legalism?
Han Feizi
Who founded Daoism?
Lao Tzu
Who was the ONLY emperor of the Qin Dynasty?
Define cultural diffusion
The spread of one culture's practices, beliefs, and/or items, like food, music, or ideas
What term satisfies this definition: “Virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors”
Filial Piety
Strict, harsh
What does the “dao” translate to?
The way/path
What was the period called before the unification of China?
The Warring States period
What belief system did the emperors under the Han Dynasty support?
Confucianism
What did Confucius believe about education?
What did Legalists believe about human nature from birth?
Humans are born evil and goodness is acquired.
What do Daoists believe about the government and why?
What belief system did the emperor under the Qin Dynasty support?
Legalism
Who is the most well known emperor of the Han Dynasty?
Emperor Wudi
What did Confucius teach are the roles of superiors and inferiors in relationships?
Superiors set a good example for the inferiors in the relationship; and inferiors remain loyal and learn from the superiors in the relationship.
What type of belief system is Legalism?
A philosophy
What did Daoists believe people should do with their lives?
Go into nature, reject government, and meditate to find peace and harmony with nature.
What was standardized under the Qin Dynasty to promote order and unification?
Weights, currency, and written language
Besides military campaigns, how else did emperors of the Han Dynasty maintain peace with nomadic peoples?
Arranged marriages between noble Chinese women and Nomadic Chiefs
Describe how people got government jobs under Confucius beliefs and what these people are called…
The civil service exams determined who would be awarded a government job based on merit. These people who received jobs were called the Scholar Gentry.
What did the previous emperors/dynasties lose that Legalism attempted to restore?
The Mandate of Heaven
What is the historical context that contributed to the founding of the Daoist belief system?
The Warring States period producing chaos throughout China. Daoism attempts to restore order.
What is the name of the army that would go on to protect the emperor in the afterlife? Why were some of these clay soldiers dismembered and destroyed when they were discovered?
Terracotta Army; because people despised the emperor‘s harsh policies and did not want him to have an army in the afterlife to protect him.
What is the name of the route that was traveled in order to trade goods and ideas? Also, name the three important goods traded.
The Silk Road. Silk, paper, and ideas